Theatre Scrub Practitioner | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
We are looking for qualified Theatre Practitioners for Trauma and Orthopedic theatres.If you possess good communication skills, are patient focused, friendly and a team player we want to hear from you. In order to assist you to develop your career, you will be mentored and supported during your employment. You will rotate through the surgical specialties to gain a wide practical and theoretical knowledge base.
We are also offering opportunities for clinical and leadership development, through developing a career development pathway exploring opportunities for specific clinical development in conjunction with access to leadership pathways. We are keen to offer a range of opportunities, to include dual skill development.Your home base skill could be added to through a secondment into another theatre discipline. We would be opened to discuss career pathways tailored to your individual career focus.
The successful post holder will:- provide skilled specialist assistance in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care throughout the Operating Department.
- participate as an integral member of the theatre Scrub team, covering a full range of shifts, including earlies, lates, nights and weekends.
- act as the patient advocate and maintain high standards of patient care, in line with NMC or HCPC code of conduct.
- Be involved in supporting and mentoring students and new staff as appropriate.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
We host the regional spinal surgery service along with our neuro spine services. We are a leading research centre in the south it is an innovative and stimulating environment. Some of our pioneering works have been featured in news articles and on national television.University hospital foundation trust NHS foundation Trust is one of the UK biggest teaching hospitals with some 1300 hospital. Performing over 34000 operation per year across 39 operating theatres.
The Trauma and orthopaedic theatre team is dynamic and consist of a very diverse high performing group of individuals who take pride in their work and maintains a high standard of care for patients. Teamwork is at the core of our team values and efficacy is what we always aim for.
Please see attached Job description together with the person specification.- The role requires shift pattern to cover In hours and out of hours including weekends service as we cater patients 24/7.
- We are currently looking for candidate that are talented, experienced, passionate and keen to learn scrub practitioners.
- We provide elective and emergency services for both adult and paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics & Spines.
This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024